New Delhi, Oct. 7 -- The five-year deal is worth $3.6 billion in total, combined funding from both countries for the African nation's health services, Zambian Minister of Health Roma Chilengi told reporters Tuesday.

He didn't say how much the U.S. would commit. However, he told Zambian state broadcaster ZNBC on Monday the U.S. would provide $1.5 billion over five years.

The U.S. has signed new bilateral health agreements with around two dozen African nations since last year, but some have pushed back on requirements to provide patient data.

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